“Tell me what’s going on baby. How your head is feeling, what tests are they doing, everything.” Cade motioned with his hand for her to start talking.
Kresley raised her eyebrow, paused for a few moments and when Cade didn’t demand or show impatience, just sat quietly and waited for her to answer, Kresley felt impressed. Add another brownie point. “I’m waiting for them to come take me for a CT scan of my head, but Dr. Davis doesn’t think I have a concussion. My head is okay. Just a little ache going on and the scrapes on my cheek burn just a little. No other injuries.”
“Good. I was worried about you”, Cade quietly said as he squeezed her hand and brought her fingers to his mouth for a kiss.
Kresley could see the hand pops to the arms and side eyes going on between Grace and Francie. “Would you two knock it off and go get me a Chic-Fil-A original with waffle fries and a sweet tea please? Cade do you want anything?”
“Sure, I’ll have the same girls. Here, use this to pay and don’t forget the Polynesian sauce”, Cade said as he handed them a $20 bill. “I haven’t eaten tonight yet either.”
Polynesian was Kresley’s favorite. So, more brownie points were added to Cade’s building score.
“Gotcha Kresley. Alone time with Big Sexy trumps time with the girls. Nice”, Francie said with a big grin and wink. She and Grace left the area and then silence descended over Kres’ small cubicle.
Kresley took the opportunity and sat up in bed, the sheet falling to her waist. She let out a slight groan and she stretched her arms above her head and worked out a few kinks in her neck. Cade sat in silence, watching every move she made, still sitting hip to hip with her on the bed, but facing her this time. His hand now rested on her thigh near her knee. He gave it a small squeeze and rubbed his fingers up and down, over her knee and up her thigh before coming back down to do it all over again. His touch was soothing, but distracting. Sweet baby Jesus, you are in trouble Kresley, with a capital T.
Both looking into each other’s eyes, bodies and lips beginning to drift towards each other like a magnet, Kresley pulled her bottom lip between her teeth and made a slight groan. Cade pulled her lip away and demanded, “Don’t do that”. As soon as he said it, Ms. Nurse Boobs came in with a wheelchair. She stated it was time to get the CT scan done.
Cade lifted Kres from the bed without an ounce of trouble, ignoring her protest and placed her in the wheelchair. He stated to the nurse to take good care of his girl and then stated to Kresley that he would be right here when she got back.
As she was wheeled away, Kresley called out the only thing she could think at the moment. “Don’t eat my waffle fries, Cade. That’s asshole 101 stuff right there.” As she was wheeled away, Kresley grinned as she heard Cade’s deep laugh and a hearty “of course baby”.
Sometimes the best surprises happened at the weirdest times.
Chapter Five
Cade sat and devoured his meal of a chicken sandwich and fries, and enjoyed the entertainment that came from Francie and Grace. They had been sitting in Kresley’s tiny cubicle for about 20 minutes or so, waiting on her to return from the CT scan. During his meal, he was bombarded with story after story of Kresley when she was a child and since Grace met her three years ago. He listened intently to the stories, but also to the obvious love and adoration both women had for Red. Cade was an only child, so growing up with siblings had always fascinated him. He couldn’t imagine having one sister, let alone three to deal with. And if he was a good judge of character, he assumed that all three of Kresley’s kept her on her toes daily. Plus, Grace. All of them would be a handful together at one time. Cade couldn’t wait to see this spectacle in person. He observed Francie for a few moments, taking in her sleek red hair, cut into a chic bob, librarian type rectangle glasses perched on her nose. Cade could tell she had alot of fire in her just because of her glasses. They weren't the standard black rim. Francie chose to wear teal colored frames, which seemed to accent her green eyes and make them appear almost as a sea green. She was definitely intriguing. Grace, on the other hand, was a blonde bombshell of curves, curly hair down her back, and the attitude of Mae West. Cade could definitely see why Boomer was so hung up on the woman. A pin up girl, Marilyn Monroe and an angel, all rolled into one.
“Before Kres gets back from her tests, let me go ahead and give the big sister speech now to you, Cade. I like you. You’re funny, charming, have a good job, protective for sure although you seem to have the alpha male for public viewing down to an art, and you seem to have a liking for my sister. So, I say this with only respect to you. If you hurt Kres in any way, shape, or form, I will personally take your nuts and cram them so far down your throat that you won’t be able to find them. Ever. Are we clear?”, Francie sweetly stated to Cade, pushing her glasses back up her nose, as he sat on the opposite side of Kres’ bed.
“Ditto to what she said”, Grace quickly inserted as she took a swallow of her vanilla milkshake and looked on.
“I hear what y’all are saying loud and clear. I have no intention of hurting Kresley. I may have just met her, but I’m excited
